🦉Gnosis Weekly Recap ~ 11 April 2025

In a time when trust in systems—digital, financial, and social—feels like a scarce resource, Gnosis is carving out a space where certainty isn’t imposed, but created by individuals. We envision a world where technology doesn’t dictate terms, but empowers choice. Gnosis isn’t a platform; it’s a foundation for a fairer, more open internet—one that stands as neutral ground amidst global uncertainty. From decentralized finance to self-sovereign tools like user-issued currencies, our work is about giving people the power to shape their own economic realities. This week, we’re diving into how Gnosis is advancing this mission, one step at a time, with updates that reflect our commitment to fairness, agency, and trust without borders.
🚨 Gnosis Chain Pectra Hard Fork Announcement
The Pectra hard fork brings major improvements to scalability, fee structures, and network functionality, setting the stage for a more efficient and flexible Gnosis Chain.
📖 Read the full blog post: Pectra Hard Fork Details
Mainnet Upgrade:
📅 30 April 2025
⏰ 14:03:40 UTC
🔢 Slot 21405696 | Epoch 1337856
🔹 Key Upgrades by User Type
👤 For Users
- New transaction type enabling:
✅ Transaction batching
✅ Sponsored transactions
✅ Conditional transactions
✅ Delegated security features - A major step toward native account abstraction
⚡ For Validators
💰 Higher rewards (increased max stake per validator)
🔄 Auto-compounding capabilities
📉 Reduced operational costs (optimized signature aggregation)
🚀 Streamlined withdrawals via execution layer
👨💻 For Developers
🛠 Smart wallet upgrades for EOAs
📦 Expanded blob capacity for high-performance rollups & dApps
📡 Direct execution-to-consensus layer communication
⚡ More efficient BLS operations & zk-proofs
⚠️ Important Actions Required
- Node operators: Upgrade before 30 April
- Client releases: Coming by 23 April (aligned with Ethereum)
- Stay updated:
💬 Join Gnosis Discord
✉️ Subscribe to the Validator Newsletter
📅 What’s Next?
Stay tuned for:
📜 Detailed implementation guide
🔧 Client releases
📑 Technical documentation
🎥 Live stream & community calls
🔗 Read the full specifications: Pectra Hard Fork Blog
📢 Update on Prague/Electra hard fork
— Gnosis Chain 🦉 (@gnosischain) April 9, 2025
Gnosis Chain Mainnet will hard fork on 30th April 2025 at 14:03:40 UTC, Slot: 21405696 Epoch: 1337856.
Keep reading 🧵 pic.twitter.com/aJrqymzoHC
🚀 Who Wants to Volunteer at DappCon 2025?
Help shape Berlin’s position as the heart of Europe’s blockchain revolution! DappCon is calling for passionate contributors to join our team and make this one of the most impactful Ethereum events of the year.
DappCon is the world's leading summit for applications & infrastructure for an open internet.
🔹 Why Volunteer?
✅ Be at the forefront of the open internet movement
✅ Network with top Ethereum builders, researchers, and innovators
✅ Gain exclusive access to a world-class summit
✅ Contribute to a landmark event for decentralized applications & infrastructure
⏳ Hurry! Applications Closing Soon
📅 Limited spots available
🔗 Apply now: Volunteer Form
Who wants to volunteer? 💪
— DappCon Berlin (@dappcon_berlin) April 10, 2025
DappCon is on a mission to make Berlin the center of the European blockchain revolution. Join our team in making it one of the most remarkable Ethereum events of 2025.
Apply today — form is closing soon! ⬇️https://t.co/bT8RT3nKGW
🚀 Introducing Zodiac Pilot: A Powerful Execution Tool for Safe Users
Gnosis Guild announced the Zodiac Pilot this week, a game-changing browser extension designed to streamline multi-dapp transactions for Safe users. Pilot brings efficiency, security, and simplicity to onchain coordination—helping DAOs, treasury teams, and power users execute transactions faster and safer.
Congrats to the Gnosis Guild team!
🔹 Key Features
✅ Batch transactions across protocols – Chain swaps, stakes, and rebalances in a single, gas-optimized transaction.
✅ Simulate before signing – Test execution flows in a sandbox to prevent failed or risky transactions.
✅ Delegate with control – Pair with Zodiac Roles for programmable, scoped permissions.
✅ Seamless in-context execution – Works as a side panel, no popups or redirects.
🔹 Who’s It For?
💰 Treasury teams
🏛 DAO operators
🧾 Multisig power users
🧑💻 Protocol contributors
Already securing $2B+ in assets, Zodiac Pilot is production-ready and trusted by kpk_io, ENS_DAO, Balancer, GnosisDAO, and more.
🔹 Get Started Today
➡ Add to browser
➡ Read the full announcement
➡ Follow the tutorial
Say goodbye to juggling approvals and cumbersome signing—Zodiac Pilot makes onchain coordination effortless.
1/ Introducing Zodiac Pilot 𒆙
— gnosis guild 𒆙 (@GnosisGuild) April 9, 2025
a powerful execution tool for @Safe users
🔸 build multi-dapp txns in a browser side panel
🔸 simulate before signing
🔸 batch multiple interactions
no more juggling approvals or cumbersome signing
quick, secure, and battle-tested ($2B+ secured) pic.twitter.com/AqIKEhdobv
🚀 Introducing Spaces: Better Team Collaboration for Safe Accounts
Managing multiple Safes and team coordination just became easier than ever. The Safe team released Spaces this week, a new beta feature that enables teams to collaborate more effectively by creating shared environments for Safe Accounts.
🔹 What’s New with Spaces?
✅ Organize Safes – Group up to 10 Safes per Space
✅ Team Collaboration – Invite members and manage access
✅ Streamlined Workflow – All your Safes in one place
🔜 Coming Soon (Beta Preview)
☁️ Cloud-based address book
🔄 Cross-account actions
📈 More features based on your feedback!
🚦 Current Beta Limits
- 3 Spaces per signer
- 10 Safes per Space
📖 Learn More & Try It Out
Help shape the future of Safe collaboration—test Spaces today!
Spaces is currently in beta, and we’re just getting started.
— Safe.eth (@safe) April 10, 2025
→ You can create up to 3 Spaces per signer
→ Each Space can hold up to 10 Safes
→ Cross-account actions and a cloud-based address book are in development
More features coming soon — and we’d love your feedback.…
✍️ Gnosis is Hiring!
🦉 GnosisDAO
Head of Prediction Markets
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Legal Associate
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💳 Gnosis Pay
Senior Golang Engineer
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Customer Relations Agent
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💡 Marketing
Head of Marketing and Communications
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Product Community Specialist / Discord Moderator
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🏗️ Infrastructure
Core Developer
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🌍 Ecosystem Friends
💼 Monerium | Growth & Community Manager
Monerium is looking for a Growth & Community Manager to drive engagement, expand our reach, and strengthen our presence in the Web3 space.
🙏 Thank you
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